This article reminded me of this sketch by Seth Meyers.

https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers/video/hey-hillary-clintons-bernie-sanders-comments/3580629

I personally was naive back in 2016. Then realized that there is a whole machinery to suppress grassroots movements. This is the reason that my Facebook profile picture around November 2016 was in support of Tulsi.

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=1192012594201416&set=a.101159319953421